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Hey friends. Does anyone have any thoughts on the various resorts outside Austin/San Antonio.

My wife and I are traveling for the first time with our 8 month old and trying to find something driving distance (we are in Dallas).

Have honed in on Hyatt hill country as they have homes you can rent which seems pretty nice for having a young child. But would be open to any other ideas.

Not expecting too much but wife is really needing to get away for a couple of days and wants to lay by a pool.

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Down the road from Hyatt Hill Country is Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch. It is one of Hyatt's timeshare properties, but non- owners can rent any of the available rooms/condos. There are studios with a king sized bed and small sofa bed
and small kitchenette-sink, mini microwave and small dorm sized fridge. They also have 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom units with full kitchens, laundry, and living area. There is an indoor pool, and outdoor pool with water slide, and a lazy river with cabanas and man made beach. There is a kids club and activities going on throughout the day. There is one sit down restaurant on site. You can also pick up to go food there. They used to let guests of the two resorts go back and forth between the two resorts via a Hyatt shuttle van Not sure if they still do that or not. We have stayed at Hyatt Hill Country, Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch, Hyatt Lost Pines in Bastrop, La Canterra, and the big Marriott in SA. For us, the Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch was the best option when our 3 kids were young When you do not have school aged children, always shoot to visit these type of resorts in May before schools get out for summer break. Or go the last week of August through mid September. Thee will be low occupancy and it makes for a peaceful vacation. For us, having the indoor pool saved several of our trips when it rained all day on several days of our visit. We also liked that the lazy river at Wild Oak Ranch was away from the busy pool with slide. And having a full kitchen was a lifesaver when dealing with bottles, baby food, etc

Thanks everyone! Ended up booking Hyatt hill country in one of their new villas. Wasn't cheap but since it is our first vacation with the kid we thought a house like set up would ease our stress a little bit and help us get everything situated.

Appreciate everyone taking the time to respond!